Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade and an AI chat feature

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Google Maps has been redesigned to offer a new 3D interface and an AI-powered conversational search experience with the new update. The latter, called Ask Maps, is powered by Google’s Gemini models to make discovering places and navigating routes more intuitive by turning Maps into a conversational assistant rather than just a navigational tool. Moreover, the 3D interface, marketed as Immersive Navigation, reflects real-world surroundings, including buildings, terrain, and overpasses.

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